CS 46B Lab

CS 46B Lab Syllabus

Lab location and time: DH450, Thursday, noon-12:50

Login and password

You need two different accounts for CS46B lab, a Unix account and a CS account.

The Unix account is needed to use Unix systems located in DH450. You will get this account info from the lab instructor during the first lab.
A CS account is required to remotely access the lab Unix system from home:
1. Obtain a CS account at WSQ1 (Washington Square Hall Room 1). If you registered for CS46B, the account is free (otherwise, you need pay for $45).
2. Use SSH to remotely access the lab Unix systems: Connect to cs0N.cs.sjsu.edu (where N is 1 through 9) using your CS account.

Lab Assignments

Materials: The lab assignments for this course are here. You should read the modules and answer the questions as you go. An instructor will be present in the lab to assist you. Feel free to ask questions of your lab instructor during the lab. Note that questions related to the labs are to be answered during the lab hours---the instructor's office hours are reserved to help students with other issues.

Due Dates: The following seven lab assignments are required. After completing each lab, you are required to finish the corresponding quiz and submit your answers. Send your work by 11:30 pm of the specified due date. Note that one lab assignment is due every other Thursday.

Date	Lab Information Module	Due
9/4	Basic Commands
9/11	Basic Commands	Quiz 1
9/18	Getting Help, Pipes
9/25	Getting Help, Pipes	Quiz 2
10/2	Editing, Viewing, Printing
10/9	Editing, Viewing, Printing	Quiz 3
10/16	The tar and jar archiving utilities
10/23	The tar and jar archiving utilities	Quiz 5
10/30	The awk utility
11/6	The awk utility	Quiz 6
11/13	Shell Issues
11/20	Shell Issues	Quiz 9
11/27	Shell Scripting 1
12/4	Shell Scripting 1	Quiz 10

Submitting Lab Quizzes: Email your work to grader.cs46b@gmail.com. The subject line of your email must be of the form:

     CS46BLAB labquiznumber yourlastname last4digitofyourstudentnumber

That is, the subject line must consist of four identifiers. There is no space within an identifier and each identifier is separated by a space. Be sure to attach your .txt and/or .zip file(s) to your email before sending it. Grading

Each lab is worth 10 points. The lab grades will be counted towards your "homework" total in CS46B. See the CS46B greensheet for more details about grading.

Policy on Academic Dishonesty

Cheating will not be tolerated, but working together is encouraged.